That looks much better as a 'b' but the kerning still hasn't been corrected, the letters have just been spaced out a bit that's all. Look at the 'r' and the 'd' for example. Another thing is, it looks a bit odd having a lower case 'b' for bird and then a uppercase 'L' for life.
Not sure about that serif font. When you are deciding on a font, you need to choose one that relates to the design in question. They should almost look related, quite literally, like they are siblings.
For example, have a look at this:
Can you see that font almost looks like its about to evolve into a bird?
lol please excuse my crazy analogies, I hope you understand what I'm trying to get across.